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This week I can't take my eyes off the work of ceramic artist Nuala O'Donovan.  She works in porcelain: a material that is both fragile and tough, and happens to be a gorgeous shade of off-white.  I can only imagine how many pieces have come out of the kiln broken over the years she's been working....

 

I love this series she created called "Teasel" and her commitment to natural forms: "These pieces uses a regular pattern based on the teasel flower.  The form is a result of allowing the irregularities in the handmade work to influence the direction that the pattern and shape followed."

 

 

 

 

handbuilt porcelain  |  Nuala O'Donovan  | 2011

 

 

handbuilt porcelain  |  Nuala O'Donovan  | 2011

 

 

handbuilt porcelain  |  Nuala O'Donovan  | 2011